His master's voice: Amit Shahs speeches in UP belie the promise of a new BJP

April 10, 2014 12:38

Much of the conversation around this election has been driven by the argument that Narendra Modi's BJP is a party whose agenda centres on governance and growth, not on communally divisive and inflammatory issues like the building of a Ram temple at Ayodhya or the demonizing of Muslims.

The BJP's manifesto, released on Monday, which had the Ram Mandir and other sectarian staples consigned to page 41, was cited as more evidence of this evolution. Read Mukul Kesavan's piece on the Telegraph.

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